Missouri became the first state Friday to have an average statewide gas price fall below $2 per gallon since 2009, while Oklahoma's average was expected to drop below that threshold sometime over the weekend, according to AAA.

The mayor of the St. Louis suburb of Berkeley called for calm Wednesday after a white police officer killed a black 18-year-old who police said pointed a gun at him. The shooting reignited tensions that have lingered since the death of...

With eight primitive campsites and plenty to explore in between, the aptly named Wilderness Trail in Meramec State Park near Sullivan is one of the best backpacking hikes in the state park system.I headed out on the trail early one...